Emma Gannon
Emma Gannon | |
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Born | Emma Gannon 16 June 1989 |
Occupation | Author, Broadcaster |
Website | https://www.emmagannon.co.uk |
Emma Gannon (16 June 1989) is a writer, broadcaster, podcaster who is best known for her Webby nominated[1] podcast Ctrl Alt Delete and Sunday Times Bestselling business book The Multi-Hyphen Method. In 2018, She was one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in media and marketing.[2] The Evening Standard called her ‘the spokesperson for the internet generation.’ [3]
Early life[]
Gannon grew up in Exeter, Devon. She attended The Maynard School in Exeter. She was recently[when?] featured in the Maynard Magazine ‘The Word’ in the article ‘Old Maynardians with their own businesses’.[4] She studied English and Film at the University of Southampton.
Early career[]
At the age of 21 Gannon moved to London and took her first job working at the Hill & Knowlton agency working on P&G PR campaigns.[5]
Writing career[]
In 2015, Gannon landed a book deal[6] off the back off her then blog Girl Lost In The City, called Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew Up Online. Her first book Ctrl Alt Delete came out in 2016 with Ebury, Penguin Random House.[7] In 2017, Gannon signed a book deal with Hodder & Stoughton for The Multi-Hyphen Method, ‘a new business book for the digital age’ which became a Sunday Times Business Bestseller. It also became an immediate no.1 Amazon bestseller and was endorsed by Richard Branson.[8] The Independent voted it one of the ‘10 best business books by women’.[9]
In 2020 she published her debut novel, Olive.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Ctrl Alt Delete Podcast - The Webby Awards".
- ^ "30 Under 30: 2018". Forbes.
- ^ "Women in tech: Emma Gannon, podcast host of Ctrl Alt Delete".
- ^ https://www.maynard.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/magazine-spring-18-web-spreads.pdf
- ^ "Fold Woman: Emma Gannon - The Fold - thefoldlondon.com". 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Ebury acquires memoir about online life - The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
- ^ Sudjic, Olivia (23 April 2018). "Olivia Sudjic: five books to get a grip on internet addiction". The Guardian.
- ^ "61 unmissable books to read this spring". 29 March 2018.
- ^ "10 best business books written by women".
- ^ "Emma Gannon: I'm made to feel guilty for not having children". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
External links[]
- British writers
- 1989 births
- Living people
- English women novelists